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Video clip of high jumper Alice Coachman speaking about her role in the track team. She describes herself as a "mother," noting that once she won a gold medal, other followed her example and began winning as well. She declares that she "always had guts" and was determined to succeed.Few athletes have dominated a sport as thoroughly as Alice Coachman dominated the high jump. Named to five All-American teams, she won a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics, becoming the first African American woman to do so. She has been inducted into eight halls of fame.
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